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US-9254998

MEMS device with a capping substrate

PublishedFebruary 9, 2016
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Technical Abstract

An integrated circuit device includes a dielectric layer disposed onto a first substrate, the dielectric layer having a sacrificial cavity formed therein. The circuit also includes a membrane layer formed onto the dielectric layer and suspended over the sacrificial cavity, and a capping substrate bonded to the membrane layer such that a second cavity is formed, the second cavity being connected to the sacrificial cavity though a via formed into the membrane layer.

Patent Claims
20 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. An integrated circuit device comprising: a dielectric layer disposed onto a first substrate, the dielectric layer having a sacrificial cavity formed therein; a membrane layer formed onto the dielectric layer and suspended over the sacrificial cavity; and a capping substrate bonded to the membrane layer such that a second cavity is formed, the second cavity being connected to the sacrificial cavity though a via formed into the membrane layer.

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2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate comprises a thru-silicon via that connects to a metal bonding pad formed on an opposite side of the first substrate from the dielectric layer.

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3. The device of claim 2 , further comprising a CMOS substrate eutectically bonded to the metal bonding pad.

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4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a bottom electrode layer at a bottom of the sacrificial cavity and a top electrode layer at a top of the sacrificial cavity.

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5. The device of claim 4 , wherein a conductive element of the top electrode layer extends over the sacrificial cavity.

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6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate is a high resistive substrate having a resistance of at least 1000 ohm-cm.

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7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the capping layer is fusion bonded to a thin dielectric layer formed on the membrane layer.

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8. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a thin dielectric layer on the inner walls of the sacrificial cavity.

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9. The device of claim 1 , further comprising, a suspended portion of the membrane layer between the sacrificial cavity.

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10. The device of claim 9 , wherein suspended portion comprises a Radio Frequency (RF) switch device.

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11. An integrated circuit device comprising: a dielectric layer disposed onto a first substrate, the dielectric layer having a sacrificial cavity formed therein, wherein the first substrate includes a thru-silicon via; a top electrode layer on top of the sacrificial cavity; a bottom electrode layer on bottom of the sacrificial cavity; a membrane layer formed onto the dielectric layer; a capping substrate bonded to the membrane layer such that a second cavity is formed, the second cavity being connected to the sacrificial cavity though a via formed into the membrane layer; and a CMOS substrate connected to an opposite side of the first substrate from the dielectric layer through a eutectic bond and being electrically connected to the first substrate through the thru-silicon via.

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12. An integrated circuit device comprising: a dielectric layer on a first substrate; a first cavity formed into the dielectric layer; a membrane layer over the dielectric layer and the first cavity; at least one opening through the membrane layer; and a capping substrate that is fusion bonded to the membrane layer such that a second cavity is formed, the second cavity being connected to the first cavity though the at least one opening through the membrane layer.

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13. The device of claim 12 , further comprising a thru-silicon via in the first substrate beneath the dielectric layer.

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14. The device of claim 13 , further comprising, a metal pad on an opposite side of the first substrate from the dielectric layer, the metal pad being connected to the thru-silicon via.

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15. The device of claim 14 , further comprising a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) substrate that is eutectically bonded to the metal pad.

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16. The device of claim 12 , further comprising, a bottom electrode layer at a bottom of the first cavity and a top electrode layer at a top of the first cavity.

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17. The device of claim 16 , wherein a conductive element of the top electrode layer extends over the first cavity.

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18. The device of claim 12 , wherein the first substrate is a high resistive substrate having a resistance of at least 1000 ohm·cm.

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19. The device of claim 12 , further comprising a thin dielectric layer deposited on the first cavity.

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20. The device of claim 12 , wherein a portion of the membrane layer is suspended between the first cavity and the second cavity.

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Filing Date

March 11, 2013

Publication Date

February 9, 2016

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